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Pemberton, J. G.

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Defining the Subcellular Distribution and Metabolic Channeling of Phosphatidylinositol

Phosphatidylinositol (PtdIns) is an essential structural component of eukaryotic membranes that also serves as the common precursor for polyphosphoinositide (PPIn) lipids. Despite the recognized importance of PPIn species for signal transduction and membrane homeostasis, there is still a limited understanding of how the dynamic regulation of PtdIns synthesis and transport contributes to the turnover of PPIn pools. To address these shortcomings, we capitalized on the substrate selectivity of a bacterial enzyme, PtdIns-specific PLC, to establish a molecular toolbox for investigations of PtdIns distribution and availability within intact cells. In addition to its presence within the ER, our results reveal low steady-state levels of PtdIns within the plasma membrane (PM) and endosomes as well as a relative enrichment of PtdIns within the cytosolic leaflets of the Golgi complex, peroxisomes, and outer mitochondrial membranes. Kinetic studies also demonstrate the requirement for sustained PtdIns supply from the ER for the maintenance of monophosphorylated PPIn species within the PM, Golgi complex, and endosomal compartments.\n\nSummaryPemberton et al. characterize a molecular toolbox for the visualization and manipulation of phosphatidylinositol (PtdIns) within intact cells. Results using these approaches define the steady-state distribution of PtdIns across subcellular membrane compartments as well as provide new insights into the relationship between PtdIns availability and polyphosphoinositide turnover.

cell biology

Characterisation of the c10orf76-PI4KB complex, and its necessity for Golgi PI4P levels and enterovirus replication

The lipid kinase PI4KB, which generates phosphatidylinositol 4-phosphate (PI4P), is a key enzyme in regulating membrane transport and is also hijacked by multiple picornaviruses to mediate viral replication. PI4KB can interact with multiple protein binding partners, which are differentially manipulated by picornaviruses to facilitate replication. The protein c10orf76 is a PI4KB-associated protein that increases PI4P levels at the Golgi, and is essential for the viral replication of specific enteroviruses. We used hydrogen deuterium exchange mass spectrometry to characterize the c10orf76-PI4KB complex and reveal that binding is mediated by the kinase linker of PI4KB, with formation of the heterodimeric complex modulated by PKA-dependent phosphorylation. Complex-disrupting mutations demonstrate that PI4KB is required for membrane recruitment of c10orf76 to the Golgi, and that an intact c10orf76-PI4KB complex is required for the replication of c10orf76-dependent enteroviruses. Intriguingly, c10orf76 was also required for proper Arf1 activation at the Golgi, providing a putative mechanism for the c10orf76-dependent increase in PI4P levels at the Golgi.\n\nHighlightsO_LIc10orf76 forms a direct complex with PI4KB, with the interface formed by a disorder-to-order transition in the kinase linker of PI4KB\nC_LIO_LIThe c10orf76 binding site of PI4KB can be phosphorylated by PKA, with phosphorylation leading to decreased affinity for c10orf76\nC_LIO_LIComplex-disrupting mutants of PI4KB and c10orf76 reveal that PI4KB recruits c10orf76 to the Golgi/TGN\nC_LIO_LIDepletion of c10orf76 leads to decreases in both active Arf1 and Golgi PI4P levels\nC_LIO_LIEnteroviruses that rely on c10orf76 for replication depend on formation of the c10orf76-PI4KB complex\nC_LI

biochemistry